HOME-BASED MEDICATION THERAPY: EXPERIENCES OF MOTHERS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

Objective: describe the experiences of mothers of children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia with regard to home-based medication therapy. Method: descriptive study with qualitative data analysis, developed in September 2016. Eight mothers of children and adolescents under treatment for sickle...

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Published inCogitare enfermagem Vol. 23; no. 2; p. e53462
Main Authors Fernanda Machado Silva-Rodrigues, Natasha S. Sales de Oliveira, Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi Leite, Michelle Darezzo Rodrigues Nunes, Naiara Barros Polita, Lucila Castanheira Nascimento
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidade Federal do Paraná 01.06.2018
Subjects
Anemia
Drug therapy
Mothers
Pediatric nursing
Sickle cell
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Summary:Objective: describe the experiences of mothers of children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia with regard to home-based medication therapy. Method: descriptive study with qualitative data analysis, developed in September 2016. Eight mothers of children and adolescents under treatment for sickle cell disease were interviewed at the Pediatric Inpatient and Outpatient Service of a tertiary hospital in the state capital of São Paulo. The data were organized, coded and presented in categories, following content analysis procedures. Results: the mothers presented lack of knowledge on care during home-based medication administration, as well as on possible adverse effects, the action mechanism and benefitsof the medication used. Conclusion: nurses need to act in advising the mothers for safe and correct drug administration at home, with a view to reducing complications related to the absorption of the drug, therapeutic suppression and caregivers’ undue exposure to the drug.
ISSN:1414-8536
2176-9133
DOI:10.5380/ce.v23i2.53462